Defective & Dangerous Products

• Bausch & Lomb Recalls ReNu with MoistureLoc

  Staff Writer | May 16, 2006 12:17 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Citing safety concerns, Bausch & Lomb has permanenetly recalled its soft contact lens solution Renu with MoistureLoc. Scientists suspect the disinfectant, Alexidine, in combination with novel moisturizing agents, could have been absorbed into the lens and contributed to an outbreak of rare fungal infections which can scar the cornea and blind its victims. The company is NOT recalling its other...

• Vaccine Makers Wrote Frist's Shield Law

  Staff Writer | May 09, 2006 11:11 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Here they go again. We all know that the oil industry wrote Cheney's energy policy, so it should come as no surprise to learn that the Vaccine manufacturers wrote their Shield Law which Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist secretly amended into a defense bill. His good buddy, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, was his co-conspirator who ordered the exact lanuage to be inserted without debate. ...

• Should You ReNu with Bausch & Lomb?

  Staff Writer | April 11, 2006 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  This morning, Bausch & Lomb stopped shipments of its soft contact lens solution ReNu with MoisterLOC, after findings revealed over 100 rare fungal infections worldwide. Earlier this year, the manufacturer stopped shipments to Hong Kong and Singapore after infections surfaced there. The fungal conditions called Keratitis could lead to blindness or the need for corneal transplants. Symptoms...

• Lead Found in Mattel Toys, Recall Announced

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 03, 2007 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Mattel Inc. announced a recall of nearly 1 million of its Chinese manufactured toys after fear the toys may contain lead. The maker of popular Fisher Price toys including "Dora the Explorer" and several Sesame Street characters has recalled at least 83 types of toys. Some listed include Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters. The toys are believed to have excessive amounts of lead in them...

• Food Recycled at Local Restaurant

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 14, 2007 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A Chicago area couple went to one of their favorite restaurants recently and were served anything but their favorite food. The couple, Debbye and Peter Sotilles, went to the Portillo's restaurant in Streamwood, Illinois and placed their order but what they received was not what they expected.The Sotilles placed their order and shortly thereafter another customer came back with his food saying...

• Delta Plane Skids Off Runway

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 20, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A Delta airplane that landed at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport skidded off the runway and into a fence on Sunday February 18, 2007. The plane likely skidded because of the snowy weather. None of the 75 passengers were injured as a result of the skid, and passengers were shuttled back to the terminal by bus. The only damage in this incident was luckily to the plane and the fence.This...

• Stairway Collapse in Chicago Residence

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 30, 2007 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A part of a second floor stairway collapsed while a man and his child were walking up the stairs of their home on Monday afternoon. The man was holding his child when he stepped on a concrete landing that collapsed.The concrete landing collapse caused the two to fall approximately ten to twelve feet. Luckily, the father and son had only minor injuries. Unfortunately, problems with building...

• Drug Recall

  Jamie G. Goldstein | November 14, 2006 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  On November 9, 2006, the FDA recalled acetominophen 500 mg tablets produced by Perrigo Company. It is believed that some of these tablets contain metal fragments. The recall includes approximately 11 million bottles. This is an over the counter medication and not a prescription drug.

• Depressing Antidepressants Conflicts

  Staff Writer | July 24, 2006 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Doctors from Cardiff University in Wales have revealed that previous studies concerning antidepressants had inflated their safety statistics. Referring to the SSRI drugs (Selective Serotonim Reuptake Inhibitors), the Cardiff Study found that the risks of suicides have been routinely understated while the benefits have been overhyped. In future blogs I will discuss how often researchers fail to...

• Guidant Papers Show Warnings Never Sent to Doctors

  Staff Writer | June 13, 2006 2:29 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Newly released corporate documents show that, last year, Guidant drafted but never sent a detailed document to physicians which would have disclosed significant defects in its heart devices. Instead, executives of the company defended their failure to warn doctors by citing concerns that patients would have been at risk from unnecessary device replacement. The "Dear Doctor" letter was...